October 18, 2016

Former Miss. state senator pleads guilty to bribery

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - A former state senator has pleaded guilty in Mississippi's prison contract bribery scandal.

Irb Benjamin of Madison pleaded guilty to one count of bribery Tuesday morning before U.S. District Judge Henry T. Wingate in Jackson.

Benjamin admitted in court that he paid bribes to former Corrections ...

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